The evening world. Newspaper, August 15, 1914, Page 2

Sg Rhea oA ee Divihite ‘obass’'t Torrance Belgian territory are flying over the spaces between the two armies spying on allGerman movements. The Belgian aviators are taking every risk. The Germans have failed to get the range of any of * the air scouts. The Belgian army, heavily reinforced, holds a line running from the neighborhood of Diest and Malines to a point far southeast of “Namur in Belgian Luxemburg. The French reserves, with an _ English army, centers at Gembloux, ten miles northwest of Namur. The German forces along the line of the Meuse total 300,000 «men of all branches of the service. Captured German officers say that direct orders from Berlin are that Brussels must be taken at all hazards. That the German commissary department failed in the test and that.this is one reason why a general advance has been delayed is | “stated by Belgian officials familiar with the situation. They declare ins . that so anxious were the officers to get their commands to the front “that they sacrificed equipment and that the long trains laden with B the food supplies were left behind. An official note dealing with this phase of the situation said that the rations for one entire regiment for a day consisted only of one sausage and a couple of spoonfulls of dried peas and a small square of bread per man. Some reports declare.a battle is now in progress from Liege through Belgian Luxemburg. The Liege forts are still intact. At- ‘tempts of the German forces to storm Fort Pontisse were repulsed with heavy losses, according to Belgian reports. Night Attacks on Forts Fail The Germans charged under cover of darkness. They. elbow hand grenades and heavy wire clippers. Supporting forces egandbags and entrenching tools so the attacking: forces naan ‘entrench themselves if the first defenses were carried. Belgian pagpachine guns swept the approach with terrible effect and t + Germans withdrew in disorder. NEXT WEEK'S COMPLETE NOVEL | IN THE EVENING WORLD AG FRA NCO-PRUSSIA N WAR ROMANCE WITH RESERVES AS “tp WOMEN CRY ON PIER —— ain every fight engaged. One thousand reservists went away "ae: -The German [oss is declared by the German officers to be due} (-107,'0 '>s,saerate of ine Nrench >» to the failure of the machine guns. Those mounted on automobiles|™ i a 3 Solage ray ed too heavy for the ground over which they were moved, be- bes| "rns tiae-was lamckea with Trivets coming mired and utterly useless. lows: vant. tram to Mr. Lansing: tinued discrimination, the German Charge Washington. place in the airship flect. He left behind no family, no relatives and no regrets. He could not the front | ?! quickly enough to suit Marquis de Grenier within a day or two, a 4 a Ahelped our infantry, which had a few wounded but none killed. We found heaps of abandoned equipment, showing that the flight of the|~: _ Germans was precipitate. ¥ ered -» Field Marshal Sir John French, Commander-in-Chief of the That er ogres British field army, was greeted by a vast crowd when he arrived| 22s"; ‘to-day in Paris. The people cheered and sang the British national] won anthem. 1 Sir John spent the day in conference with Adolphe Messimy, | ‘Minister for War, and in paying formal visits to President Poincare and Premier Viviani. KRONPRINZ WILHELM poste Renreday Ayre = babies ek of jose going away to Three bombs were dropped on Namur by a Germian aviator |'%,v=",_ On bosrd the Rochambeau cod the night. Five persons were wounded, three perhaps [alice yeep ll opto ee pers ship house on the poop deck and were ! The War Office officially announced to-day that the loss of|'s4'n the srouds as nian up as the ~sthe Germans in their operations around Haelen were .3,000 men.} 0 tte pier women were weeping, ». Arrangements are being made to burn the bodies of the dead. —|thamocan went down the river ane a BRUSSELS, via London, Aug. 15 (Associated Press)—The] 07.0% 7itt ihe scciaims of frlendly = Belgian Ministry of War to-day officially denied the rumor that Rad sonra ot Whistiee oS suse Bt | the Germans:had occupied the fortified town of Diest, to the north- ine the receding seamer knew bes east of Louvain. ey pyre were a number who e e had to tear themselves away/Ttrom ermans Still Hammer at Liege Forts |: src sien and iaives =» PARIS, Aug. 15 [Associated Press].—An official announcement] er ana sisters unui the last minute © to-day says a Belgian’ major in command of a fort surrounding | 275 tht ne nee ene | ‘Lege contradicts the rumors that they had surrendered. Pdneitey nrsaesr Lal I CY | +. The battle is declared to be still going on. came here three months ago with K. An official statement says: “The German troops who were| receiver wont trom nie Frosen om| f aon Thursday at Diest and retreated on Hasselt lost heavily, | 2%" mist, 2 return to take hia) "Fike : tried to resume the attack on the Belgians’ southern flank and “@German cavalry division charged. This operation was repulsed. Hi >» “The towns near Saale Pass are now entirely occupied by fe erent a a aia troops, which yesterday took the neighboring plateau. The ter three yoni imareice” wa : ch artillery attacked the Germans’ rear and its fire greatly Sas, with friends in the. (Staal JAPANESE IN CANADA rien ha 8 first. of the reservists pes te Rochembeas aid re had Belgium 8 of the reservists. One of the men carried an accordion aboard, another a bugle and another onica, There will be music ip. remarked one of the ship's ‘we reach France a week rom noOrrOW. ca we inesday I|has been completed the J Kowine sunday’ t shal sy on the fol- ever; be given acl ce to uniform. steamer which he believed was thel JAPAN I$ EXPECTED ROCHAMBEAU SAILS SNS NEN cRNA FRELHTER OVER WASHINGTON'S WIRELESS CENSORS} - * «- . Hundreds of additional wounded continue to arrive here. Dissatisfied With State Depart- very hosp'tal and public hall is filled and many private houses are} More fue ceils aThousand Aboard] ment—German Officers | Captain Paints sila ts Like Eng- _being requisitioned. Going Out to Fight for to Supply News. lish Liner and Hoists the The captured German wounded tell pathetic tales of the), - ———— British Ensign. ‘slaughter. They declare that the Uhlans have’ lost enotmousty|, ae Tee German-American Chamber of Commerce received to-day from the Mate Department at Washington a tlode at Sayville, L. I, and Tucker- ton, N. J., while the French and Brit- ish cables were without restriction, It was addressed to Heinrich Charles, Secretary, and was signed Robert Lansing, counsellor, and read ae fol- Sir-The Department has re- ceived your letter of Aug. 6, rela- tive to the use of transatlantic cables during the wars in Europe and in reply informs you that the Department has under considera- tion the question of what method, if any, should be used to control the use of these submarine cables. I am sincerely your obedient ser- Mr. Charles and bis colleagues were much displeased with this letter and at once despatched the following tele- Your letter of Aug. 18 received. Why should the wireless stations at Bayville, L. I, and Tuckerton, N. J. remain under censorship while the Department has under consideration the general ques- tion? We must respectfully pro- test. against this apparent con- Mr, Charles said that he knew that @Al ce at| mia. The Drake slowed up, her ¢M- Benror was sending a similar de- he German Governiaent By te ty | turned and went her way. Capt. Miss’s Mr. Charles, a military and naval ress bureau in yale clty to give to ‘| With comment upon it by a major of the German General Staff and a high *| officer of the German Navy, bo of| British cruiser could be heard send- ,| Whom are now in this country. WANT TO FORM REGIMENT TO FIGHT FOR ENGLAND. OTTAWA, Ont., Aug. 15—The Prime Minister of the Dominion, it was an- ‘| who saw service in the Russo-Japanese war, want to enlist in the Canadian ex- enroll themselves and don the Canadian nat the first expeditionary contingent japanese = been cannot Be aocepted. They may verve in later pe ——————————————EEE Wilhelm, He did not give her position. The last previous report of the Wil- TO DECLARE WAR 1 fa ON GERMANY SOON. | SIGHTED ON AUGUST 10 a ¥ elm was that she was sighted coaling BY AZTEC’S CAPTAIN,| ino" erman cruiser’ Karlarube, pouthe west of Bermuda, on Aug. 6 The coal- _—o—en TIEN TSIN, China, Aug. 15.-—-Great|fiag, which left for Antwerp with |serv excitement has resulted here from the| twenty passengers in her cabin; the Word of tha North Oe North German Lioyd| ing was interrupted by a British cruiser, ay Mronprins heey which, Ike +. —_-—-- » has become some- Announcement that all Japanese firma|Saxonia, of the Cunard line, for Liv. doing business at Tsing Tao have not- cabin. ‘with twenty passonggrs in the ified their agents to withdraw at once. see rica of the Ro: ‘This action ie believed to 1 bere hoes ine was, fou is fourth of the fleet of pas- ordered by the Japanese jeave New See Boe Be we Sn ships Separring, for Buropean her frat y were the Kroonland, of jin the steerage. for Red. Btar line, ‘ying the American Oe secmernere’ fourth street with 178 passenge: cabina and uy 500 Among the lesser intend . ee the warships against & German and Austrian nd adds Mee the firat cabin passen dW. lesion: York for| Baroness von Kreteghman ang A pga gad @ surgeon KAISER AND SIX SONS IN WAR =< FRENCH Tae a t' ESCAPES CRUISERS BY DARING RUSES ——— After playing hide dnd eeck across the Atlantic with hostile war ves- eels, the German freighter Bohemia dashed into the safety of the three- mile limit shortly before dawn to-day and went to her dock. Her hull was almost invisible in the ocean mists because of the coat of battleship drab which had been hastily plastered on her, She is the frst German vessel to reach port ince the European war broke out. , Capt. Miss proved himself to be a strategist of no mean ability, His eb{p carries @ powerful wireless, and soon after leaving Hamburg, July 30, with a valuable general cargo, he learned that war had been declared. All bands were put to work cover- ing the hull of the trim little freighter with warship gray. The British col- ors were hauled out from the sea chost and kept in readiness. The funnels were painted exactly like those of a White Star liner, There was nothing about the whole ship that looked Ger- man except the men, and they were kept below decks. At night all lights were hooded and portholes blank- eted. For several days the Bohemia skimmed along dodging every plume of smoke that appeared above the hori- zon, Then, six days ago, the British cruiser Drake rapidly approached, Up went the British colors on the Bohe- cers peered through thetr glasses and then the Drake dipped ber colors, heart returned to its proper place and there was great joy aboard ovor having saved the ship from capture. Late yesterday she was ready to enter the Ambrose Channel, but a ing wireless messages, and it was judged from the vibrations she was not far away. So the Bohemia’s skip- per headed her down the coast and kept going until dark, He then returned and cruised about, without a light showing, until early to-day, when the German colors were run up and the lower bay, wher i —_—_—_——— SEE A GERMAN TRAP FOR TURKEY IN SALE OF GOEBEN AND BRESLAU, LONDON, Aug. 18 (Associated Ptess)— The Daily Mail states that the cruisers Bresla\ British navy, who was lent to the Turk- ish Government. tee Mail says that Turkey does not pe gout! that ir purchase is vention ot international es Dut the. spiton te ground in diplomatic circles Turkey is the victim of a , Gorman ae her with the Triple been aed It Is Asserted That They Made Brilliant Baye- SAYS BRITISH WAR OFFICES net Charges and Forced the Germans to Abandon Field Kits. LONDON, Aug. 15.—The official Wat Office news service tequed he following announcement to-day* “The French have occupied Saale Pass in the Brucke Valley and now control all of the passes through the Vosges Mountains. In taking the German position by assault the French made a series of brilliant bayonet charges and drove the Germans out in such confusion that they abandoned their field kits. “A French detachment disabled a German aeroplane near Woevre, bringing it to the ground and taking prisoner the avi- ators, two well known German officers. “The French forces continue to advance through the Vosges Mountains and now dominate the high Alsatian valleys.. In their- advance the French continue to demonstrate the superiority of « their Sgt “The Belgian cavalry continue successfully to resist the German advance in the Hasselt region. “In the Woevre district in the Department of the Meuse the French troops ioe, fired at and brought down a hostile aero- plane which was flying at a height of over 1,000 yards. The two German officers occupying the flying machine were taken pris- : oner. “In the same district a battalion of French light infantry is. to flight a battalion of German landwehr, taking forty pris oners. “The German offensive is for the moment arrested in Upper Alsace and there are indications that the French have made progress on that side, “There are indications that the Germans are moving for- ward in force in an attempt to turn the allies’ extreme left. The artillery of the latter is proving much superior to that of the Ger- mans, while the German Gath has found it impossible to. break through the line of the allies. Several — oe have been attempted, but so far the lines of the have “The Government has no reason now to doubt that the. German officers and men on the battle cruiser Goeben and the « Fingel Breslau have already been replaced by Turkish officers and men.” Citizens Who Interfere to Be Shot, Warns Germany BERLIN (Via Rome), Aug. 16 (United Press)— The ment to-day notified the governments of France and Belgtum that, begia- ning to-day, all private citizens interfering in the slightest degree with the advance of the German aPmy, will be immediately shot. This gotifestiea ia in response to the charges fathered in Belgium and France thet the German army of invasion was violating the rules of civilised warfare. The notification is couched in the most formal language. It calle attention to the alleged slaying of German officers and men by Belgian citizens firing from the seclusion of their homes. It declares that Gar many has been fighting the soldiers in the field, but that it is now com pelled to resort to extreme measures and insists that civilians shall take no part whatever in the opposition to the army. Then, in conclusion, the German note says: 5 “If the war thus assumes a brutal character it will not be the ¢agit.ef the German nation. German arms are fighting the enemies of If private citizens are to be slain because they participate in the war blame must be assumed by France and Belgium, and not by er which is driven thus to. act | act in self protection.” Italy Refuses Transit To Austria’s Troops ROME, Aug. 15.—Relations between Italy and Austria were near the breaking point because the Italian Government refused to permit four any corps to pass across Itallan territory to reinforce the German army ° Alsace. Austria demanded the right in acoofdance with the exist Italy refused, the Foreign Office declaring that Italy intended to her neutrality at.all hazards, It is officially announced that any vicletien of Italian territory by any of the belligerents will be opposed with arined foree. Turkey Mad for War; se! Many Want to Aid Kaiser 4 Copyright, 1014, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York World), © (Special Cable Despatch to The World.) LONDON, Aug. 15.—The Morning Post's Paris correspondent oma: Goeben and Breslau are cruising the Sea of Marmore and the Bosphevus and are capturing merchant vessels. It fo sald that a wave of madness ip running through Constantinople. The Party of Union and Progreed Gomil- nates the government and with Enver Passa as its leader is dictating @ pro-German policy. There is, however, strong opposition to {t and internal confilets are anticipated, The people are even saying that Conetantinogle {teelf may be the scene of the second battle of Navarine, a Russia Has 2,000,000 Men : On Austrian-German Line LONDON, Aug. 15.—A despatch to the Central News from Reme that, according to reliable information from St. Poverebarg, Resale wobilised men on the German and Austrian frontiers pry op the Turkish and Roumanian frontiers, while 8,000,000 men are fe tenegrin troops, alded by the Inhabitants of Hornegevine, escepaiag to advices from Rome, successfully are rating Austria, whose Moai » of the Montenegrin coast has practically ceased. A despatch from Cettinje, Montenegro, to the Exchange Contant sales es Some inertions eon bene and also oll other reports of hostile istentiqng egningt Albania, ’ “It is officially reported from Constantinople that the German warchipe . heer no nar 4 ‘ L =| | | I